Business Review

1986 - 2008

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The economic logic of a fresh start pp. 1-8: Satyajit Chatterjee
The industrial revolution and the democratic transition pp. 9-15: Aubhik Khan
Human capital and higher education: how does our region fare? pp. 16-26: Timothy Schiller
Recent developments in consumer credit and payments pp. 27-33: Mitchell Berlin
Financing community development: Learning from the past, looking to the future pp. 34-50: Loretta J. Mester

Stock prices and business investment: Yaron Leitner
What do we know about Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy filings?: Wenli Li
Do African Americans prefer to live in segregated communities?: Robert DeFina

Dancing with wolves: syndicated loans and the economics of multiple lenders pp. 1-8: Mitchell Berlin
A pattern of regional differences in the effects of monetary policy pp. 9-19: Theodore M. Crone
International trade: why we don’t have more of it pp. 20-27: Edith Ostapik and Kei-Mu Yi
Economic growth and development: perspectives for policy makers pp. 30-39: Loretta J. Mester

What do worker flows tell us about cyclical fluctuations in employment? pp. 1-10: Shigeru Fujita
Collecting consumer debt in America pp. 11-24: Robert Hunt
Gimme shelter! rents have risen, not fallen, since World War II pp. 25-33: Leonard Nakamura

Trade deficits aren’t as bad as you think pp. 1-10: George Alessandria
The great moderation in economic volatility: a view from the states pp. 11-20: Gerald A. Carlino
The macroeconomics of oil shocks pp. 21-31: Keith Sill

The role of segmented markets in monetary policy pp. 1-8: Aubhik Khan
Housing: boom or bubble? pp. 9-18: Timothy Schiller
What will the next export boom look like? some hints from the late 1980s pp. 19-28: Kei-Mu Yi

Consumer confidence surveys: can they help us forecast consumer spending in real time? pp. 1-9: Dean Croushore
A review of inflation targeting in developed countries pp. 10-20: Michael Dotsey
Residential mortgage default pp. 21-30: Ronel Elul
Fiscal imbalance: problems, solutions, and implications pp. 31-39: Loretta J. Mester

Ups and downs: how wages change over the business cycle pp. 1-8: Kevin X.D. Huang
Using collateral to secure loans pp. 9-16: Yaron Leitner
Is technology raising demand for skills, or are skills raising demand for technology? pp. 17-25: Ethan Lewis
Changes in the use of electronic means of payment: 1995-2004 pp. 26-30: Loretta J. Mester

A farewell from President Santomero pp. 1-2: Anthony M. Santomero
Debt maturity: What do economists say? What do CFOs say? pp. 3-10: Mitchell Berlin
What a new set of indexes tells us about state and national business cycles pp. 11-24: Theodore M. Crone
Your house just doubled in value? Don't uncork the champagne just yet! pp. 25-34: Wenli Li and Rui Yao
Recent developments in consumer credit and payments pp. 35-43: anonymous

Making monetary policy: what do we know and when do we know it? pp. 1-8: Anthony M. Santomero
Whither consumer credit counseling? pp. 9-20: Robert Hunt
Underestimating advertising: innovation and unpriced entertainment pp. 21-29: Leonard Nakamura
After the baby boom: population trends and the labor force of the future pp. 30-43: Timothy Schiller
Immigration in the U.S.: economic effects on the nation and its cities pp. 44-51: Joanna Ender

The changing patterns of payments in the United States pp. 1-8: Anthony M. Santomero
The economic role of cities in the 21st century pp. 9-15: Gerald A. Carlino
The economics of asset securitization pp. 16-25: Ronel Elul
Do budget deficits cause inflation? pp. 26-33: Keith Sill
Challenges and opportunities in a global economy: perspectives on outsourcing, exchange rates, and free trade: a summary of the 2004 Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum pp. 36-48: Loretta J. Mester

Lessons learned from the recent business cycle pp. 1-7: Anthony M. Santomero
The relationship between capacity utilization and inflation pp. 8-17: Michael Dotsey and Thomas Stark
International risk-sharing: globalization is weaker than you think pp. 18-25: Sylvain Leduc
Legal uncertainty and contractual innovation pp. 26-32: Yaron Leitner

Preparing for the 21st century economy pp. 1-6: Anthony M. Santomero
Ores and scores: two cases of how competition led to productivity "miracles." pp. 7-15: Satyajit Chatterjee
How do local labor markets in the U.S. adjust to immigration? pp. 16-25: Ethan Gatewood Lewis
Moving up: trends in homeownership and mortgage indebtedness pp. 26-34: Wenli Li